Minority candidates hit harder by architect licensing exam costs, study finds
The six-part Architect Registration Examination (ARE), which candidates for licensure must pass in all 55 U.S. states and [...]
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Class certification denied for patients suing over licensing of foreign doctor
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in a September 24 ruling, overturned a decision by a district court to [...]
Applicant with proven disability but successful academic record not sufficiently impaired to merit testing accommodations
An applicant for a medical license who was diagnosed with disorders that made it difficult for him to read and pass [...]
Unrestricted license in one province entitles licensee to full license in others
The Health Professions Review Board of British Columbia, in an April 30 decision, struck down a requirement from the [...]
For background check of licensure candidate, Nebraska can access Georgia arrest record that Nebraska would have erased
The Nebraska Supreme Court, in an April 23 decision, held that an arrest record from Georgia, which would have been erased [...]
CSG state “playbooks” aim to reduce effect of employment-related mandates such as licensing on workers with criminal record
A newly published set of state-by state "playbooks" developed by the Council of State Governments addresses how states can [...]
Remote learning meets requirement of “full-time resident graduate study”
A counseling program that included a significant amount of time of remote supervised practice was sufficient to meet a [...]
Pennsylvania surveys new immigrants’ experience of licensing as part of $422,000 federal grant
Aided by a $422,000 three year grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to reduce excessive occupational licensing [...]
Panel requires review of three-time cap on exam attempts in case of nurse candidate who tested in “suboptimal” conditions
A candidate for licensing as a practical nurse who failed the entry examination a third time won an order to have her [...]
California virtual proctoring flags one third of remote bar exams
Nearly 36% of attorney candidates who sat for the October 2020 California bar exam, administered remotely, found their [...]